Muhammad Rijal

Muhammad Rijal
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 Tangerang, Indonesia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Richard Mainaky
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	6
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Asian Championships 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles SEA Games 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 2004 Richmond Mixed doubles 2004 Richmond Mixed team
BWF profile

Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club.

Career

Rijal captured his first international badminton title in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa at the 2008 Japan Super Series, beating fellow Indonesians Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir in the final round.

Personal life

When he was young, he joined the Djarum Kudus badminton club. His parents' names are Ibrahim Martin (father) and Imas Riyati (mother). His hobby is football. Generally people called him Rizal. His name usually spelled as Rijal instead of Rizal. His family is Sundanese, however because his first club was Djarum, he represented East Java in Indonesia National Sport Game. Now he is engaged in business in the sale of sports equipment and production of the shuttlecock.

Participation at Indonesian Team

• 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Endang Nursugianti	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	4–15, 8–15	Bronze

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Debby Susanto	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	11–21, 14–21	Bronze
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Debby Susanto	Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–18, 21–19	Gold

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada	Greysia Polii	He Hanbin Yu Yang	12–15, 12–15	Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Swiss Open	Greysia Polii	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	21–14, 16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Vita Marissa	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	14–21, 21–15, 21–19	Winner
2012	Japan Open	Liliyana Natsir	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	12–21, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	India Grand Prix Gold	Debby Susanto	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	21–16, 18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2012	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Debby Susanto	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Chinese Taipei Open	Debby Susanto	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2012	Macau Open	Debby Susanto	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 21–14, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Dutch Open	Debby Susanto	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo	19–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2014	U.S. Open	Vita Marissa	Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–16, 21–19	Winner
2014	Vietnam Open	Vita Marissa	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2014	Indonesian Masters	Vita Marissa	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Osaka International	Vita Marissa	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21–18, 17–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	Indonesia International	Vita Marissa	Ronald Alexander Melati Daeva Oktavianti	11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

• Senior level

Team event	2011
SEA Games	G

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	2004
'World Junior Championships	S

• Senior level

Event	2011	2013
SEA Games	B	G

Event	2011	2013
World Championships	1R	QF

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Superseries
Swiss Open	F	QF	A		N/A				F ('07)
Japan Open	A	W	A	1R	1R	F	2R	QF	W ('08)
BWF Superseries Finals	NH	DNQ				RR	DNQ		RR ('12)

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Syed Modi International	A		F	w/d	NH	A	F ('11)
Swiss Open	N/A		A	2R	QF	2R	F ('07)
U.S. Open	A					W	W ('14)
Chinese Taipei Open		2R	QF	W	2R	A	W ('12)
Vietnam Open	2R	A				W	W ('14)
Dutch Open	A				F	2R	F ('13)
Macau Open	A	QF	SF	F	A		F ('12)
Indonesian Masters	NH	QF	1R	F	2R	F	F ('12, '14)

External links

• Muhammad Rijal at BWFBadminton.com
• Muhammad Rijal at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Profile at BadmintonIndonesia.org